Apache on warpath with Microsoft Caller ID

Open Source development group the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) is at loggerheads with Microsoft about licensing restrictions it places over its contributions to the Sender ID technology proposed to help combat spam and fraudulent email. One of the pillars of the Sender ID technology is the Caller ID software, which has been added under a Royalty-Free Sender ID Patent License Agreement. But in an open letter, the Apache Foundation, which builds the popular Apache Web server and other Internet and email applications, has criticised Redmond for placing any restrictions on the technology. ...more

UK games chart: Blood money stays top of charts

It's pretty much steady as she goes in this week's ELSPA games chart, with Eidos's Hitman: Blood Money (for PC, PS2, X360, Xb) holding the number one spot. While the long-running previous number one, EA Sports' FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 (PC, PS2, Xbox and Xb360) also holds number two, the multi-format Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend (PC, PS2, PSP, Xb, Xb360) climbs back up into the top three. The only new entry this week is Valve's first-person shooter Half-Life 2: Episode One (PC). ...more

SCO halts Linux invoices

SCO has said it has stopped issuing commercial users of Linux invoices for a its licence. PR Director Blake Stowell told us the company was, 'very satisfied with the way things are going, so it's not something we feel we need to do at this point.' He added the caveat that this was not necessarily a permanent decision. ...more

Yahoo! socialises with MyWeb 2.0

Yahoo! is introducing its social search engine to Europe with the launch of MyWeb 2.0. The service allows a user to collect, organise and tag favourite web pages, searches and search history and then subsequently access them from any computer with an Internet connection. ...more

Viruses erase digital memories

Brits are losing treasured memories to cyber crime because they are failing to make back-ups of their digital archives, a survey from McAfee has found. Almost one million UK households have lost irreplaceable photos of memorable events and loved ones, their favourite music, and entire address books after PCs were infected by a virus. McAfee questioned 1,500 home users across Europe and found that people are putting themselves at risk by using PCs, mobiles and PDAs as personal treasure troves. ...more